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The Clinton News-Record, 1898-03-17, Page 1TR FA__ _ CLINTON _ _ _ _ Bi.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. N EWSR ECORD. INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS—NEUTRAL IN NO7'IIING. W. J. MITCHELL, Editor and Prop. VOL. XX CLINTON. HURON COUNTY, ONT., THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1898. WHOLE NO. 1,008 The Recount Gave Major Beck a Majority of 2, but Mr. Darrow Wants an Osgoode Hall Decision. CLINTON POULTRY YARDS. EGGS FOR HATCHING Frons my celebrated prize winning White P. Rocks, Light I3ralimas and Indian Games. All of the above are high clays bred fowls and have won the highest honors wherever exhibited. Will furnish Eggs for hatching at $1.;) per 13. Guarantee afair hatch and from the same birds as I breed from myself. Can ship eggs any distance. Orders booked in rotation. LACK KENNEDY, Clinton, Ont. -Looks just the same as a ale one until it is opened, then it's different. 'lis the same with Canned Goods. If your Grocer is not care- ful in buying, he is likely to get something careless- ly put up, and then, there's trouble. We buy nothing but what we are sure is all right, and this is true not only in our Canned Goods, but of all Foods. You cannot afford to forget this fact. Your health depends largely on what you eat. The quali- ty of this depends largely un you Grocer. Just now we are offering a line of BAKING POWDER put up iu Pt. Jugs. 1 Ib. of Baking Powder and the Jug only 25c, quality guarauteed, just the regular price of a Pound of Powder slope. TIIE CASH GROCERY. OGLE COOPER & COt Clinton Phone 23. , 4, I/ ► 6► ► 4' 4► 4 4► Go) 4, 4, 4 4 ► 41 t 40 4 ,) U I u E5) � �u c.11'd1.rar91 Everybody in Clinton feels jubilant over the re- sult of Monday's vote as they know that the Doherty Organ Factory in Clinton means brisk business. Just as this factory is the pride, delight and shining star of Clinton 'so rir IM,Ain ,,„. OUR, WALL PAPER STOCK Is the brighest and most ttrac' ive that - money can buy. See our samples and get our prices before you buy. All paper tritnmed free of charge. c .> i W. COOPER & CO. - CLINTON. 0 0 THE TWO A,J'S. Listen 1 Don't You Buy Until You • SUITING,See Our Hats. =•OUR -E4 SPRoUSZNESS, We have the Goods you require and the prices will please you. We do our customers justice and give them up-to-date Goods. We Lead in Styles, See Them, We Lead in Qualities, Try Them. We Lead in Prices, Get Them. We Lead in 1-1ats, Get One. American and FIATS and English A Good Fedora Hat, the Latest Style $1.00 A. J. MORRISH. CLINTON, IN the spring the young man's fancy turns to a Spring Suit and as Suit- ing is our business we guarantee to make him a Suit that will Suit hint. Cloth and Price will both be Suitable. "The Man In the Iron Mask" at Ooderlch. "The Mau in the Iron Mask" will be r presented in Victoria Opera House, c e, Goderich, next Monday evening, Mr. Donald Robertson, the talented actor, taking the leading ,role in his own play. The emotional actress, Miss 13. Douglass, will play the lead- ing feminine part. Scarlet Fever at the House of Refuge. i'i' itors ale not at present allowed through the House of Refuge for the very good and sufficient reason that a case of scarlet fever exists down there. The patient is a girl named Cook or Crooks who has been an inmate for some time and is supposed to have contracted the disease from a visitor. Lecture in St. Paul's Next Wednesday. The Rev. T. B. Westgate, of Lon- don, will deliver a lecture and exhibit limelight views of the various- For eign Milson fields on Wednesday evening next iu St. Paul's S. S, Room. The lecture and views are very interesting and instructive and will no doubt he much appreciated. Collection to de- fray expenses. A. J. HOLLOWAY. CLINTON. 0 The best Shirts -- sAbsolutely the best s are Tooke's. They fit because are properly ,_1 measured. The neck -band is just right. The sleeves are long enough. The yokes are deep. OThey wear because the finest materi- als are used. All strain points are provided for. There is comfort in a GeTooke's Shirt" F11) I A Brisk Season for T. Walker. Building operations are to be brisk this season with Mr. T. Walker who has already a very satisfactory num- ber of contracts. As the years succeed each other the work rolls the More easily his way as the result of the solid yet, neat masonry be has reared in the past. His latest contracts are a foun- dation for a barn to be built on Mrs. Rauce's farm, north of the town, and another 001:80 stable foundation for \V, Meyer, Mullett. Watch the Pedlars. Confidence men are again making their rounds in Canadian towns. In Tilsouburg a clothes -wringer man went to a lady and got a wringer to repair and never took it back. lie left town, but was caught and will spend the next 30 (days in the Wood- stock jail. There are too many of this kind of fellows around the coun- try, aii'U our ci;i'/.eI)S are warned against these house to hoarse pedlars, for you will be beaten if you have 'anything to do with there: Cantelon Buys Produce at Hensall. Mr. D. A. Cantelon, who lays upon his oars somewhat in winter and makes up for lost time by greater exertion during the milder' months, his resumed the produce business in the flourishing village of Hensall. Ile buys'every- thing, in that line that is offered for stile there and also scout's the neighboring hamlets and villages for additional trade. The Cante•lons are great on produce, sonic five or half- dozen of thein being engaged in its purchase. because in this make you get shirt•fit and shirt wear. Tooke's "Leader is 50c, Tooke's "Cheam- pion" is 75c, Tooke's "Gold Dollar" is $1,00. Come in at any time and see them. ray when Tiaz When will T� 0 ''"'e. -ready. be in? Mr. R. Coats Guessed It. Mr. R. Coats was the only one to make a correct guess as to the prob- able number who would vote against the By -.Law. Some said as high as sixty, while others figured it out at no more than twenty, but Mr. Coats said the number would not exceed ten and precisely ten it was. A Petition on Elliott's Behalf Hon. David Mills, Minister of Jus- tice, has been presented with a very largely signed petition from the resi- dents of Bayfield and vicinity, asking for the shortening of the sentence imposed upon Fred. Elliott, of that village, who was convicted last Decem- ber in Goderich for shooting his bro- ther, and sentenced to five years in the Kingston Penitentiary. Only Five Dairymen Loft. The half-dozen dairymen who supply the town with milk have had their number reduced to five by Mr. J. Ire- land's purchase of Mr. C. Edmunds' business. The latter Will now devote himself more than ever to farming pure and simple and to his Jerseys, while Mr. J. L will add a new rig to his outfit and push the business for all its worth. Even with five milkmen the competition ought to be keen enough, but yet leave a little more proflr, for those who are Battering to the public. T • JACKSON„ s ('LOTHII+:II, Ft ANDSHATTER Established 1854, Viotoria, Block, Clinton. • Tim Lost His Fingers. Tim Muttony, at brakeman on the Goderich division, lost the tops of the first three fingers, the ini- tial linger at the second joint, of the left hand while coupling in the yards here Monday afternoon. Drs. Gunn and Turnbull dressed the wounds and the poor fellow was taken to bis home in the Circular Town by the 7 p. tn. train. Tian has had more than usual hard luck, having as the result of a previous jam had his right hand mutilated in a very much similar manner. A. Cook Fell From An Apple Tree, Mr. A. Cook took a tmnble from an apple tree he was pruning last Thurs- dayav' mother and falling heavily to of er earth sustained injuries which kept hint indoors until Monday when he hobbled down town to vote for the By - Law. Mr. Cook knows a thing or two about trees and fruit and from obser- vation says there is every possibility of 1898 being a fruitful year, the buds al- ready being vety much in evidence. Not many of us, perhaps, would care to prophesy as march just now, no matter how minutely we may have examined the orchard::, but, barring frost and all that sort of thing, Mr. Cook is prepar- ed to wager that next fall will see a big crop of apples in Huron. John McCool Sells the Newcombe. The following from the Thursday's Globe refers to the Company represent- ed in this section by Mr. J. McCool. In addition to the sale here enacted to, another of the Newcombe's has been purt.hased by Mr'. Jas. McClacherty, of this toren :--"Mr. Rich. Adam, of Londesboro' is receiving con- gratulations all around, the oc- casion being his purchase of a magnificent $700 Newcombe World's Fate mahogany upright piano. This exquisite instrument has such power and beauty of tone that it has delight- ed ail artists who have seen it. Mr. W. T. Lundy, the salesman, foresaw correctly that it would thoroughly please the critical taste of its new own- er." He Wanted to Vote for Laurier. A Fenchman resident in the town- ship of Stanley, hut with only a vague knowledge of English, entered one of the polling booths at the recent elec- tion and not being able to mark his own ballot was interrogated by the deputy as to whom he wished to vote for when he replied, Laurier. It being then and there .explained to him that much as Sir Wilfrid loved South Huron yet he only figured in direcl.ly in the contest, this bright elec- tor substituted instead the name of McLean. The campaign of education will have to be opened again. I.O.Q. T. Open Meeting. The quarterly open meeting of the Good Tempters will be held to -morrow evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall. A choice programme consisting of solos, quartettes, recitations, dialogues and tableaux has been prepared and ca pleasant evening is expected. All are cordially invited to attend. Silver collection at the door. A. T. Cooper Elected President. Mr. A. T. Cooper has forged rapidly to- the front as an Epworth League worker, indeed so closely has he identi- fied himself with the good cause that fo, the initials A. T. are about as often as not substituted E. L., that is Ep- worth League Cooper. No gathering of the District Lea,ue is considered quite complete withc.i t the presence of E. L., or rather A. T. At the Con- vention on Tuesday he was unani- mously elected President, while at the London Conference Convention, held in London last week, ho was only one vote shot in thecontest •ontest for the Presi- dency and that in his absence. Had he been able to attend the honor would have fallen to him, perhaps unanimously. The Kids Were Caught. On Tuesday afternoon G.T.R. Agent Pattison received a message from Wingham asking him to be on the lookout for the thirteen -year-old son of Conductor Parker who was suppos- ed to have stowed himself away in a carload of Manitoba settlers' effect's on the southbound train. When the belated train steamed in Mr. Pattison and his staff made a tour of inspection and discovered not only the missing lad but also a chum answering to the name of Harry Mackenzie, who like- wise had a hankering for a sight of the prairies, but -seamed rather glad than otherwise that young Parker had been stopped. "Something might have happened him and they would have blamed me for taking him away," he said. Mr. Pattison took the boys in charge and saw then] safely on board the next train for Wingharn. They Came for Huron Stock. De. J. W. Cook, of Goshen, Indiana, son of Mr. David Cook, left for his Western home Wednesday of last week after an eight days' stay here. His visit was a combination of pleasure and business for in addition to making the uld folks happier by his presence and renewing associations endeared by absence, he had in view the purchase of thorohred breeding stock to help supply the demand in the Middle West. fie would have bought even so much as a car load of Canadian bred draught stallions, but was only able to get one to suit him. He took along as well some thorobred sheep which he pur- chased up in Ashfield and also a few bags of peas. The Dr. was accompani- ed by Mr. S. Rowell, an Indiana farm- er, whose only knowledge of peas was what he obtained by reading. They do not grow that grain in his state, at all events not in has section of it, corn being the great staple. Many for Manitoba. The indications all point to an un- usually heavy immigration, the great- est in years, from this province to Manitoba and Huron seems likely, as of yore, to furnish more than its share of the sturdy settlers who are bniicling up a Greater Ctanada beyond the Great Lakes. The southbound L. H & B. train Tuesday p.m. had on board forty-seven passengers, ticketed from Wingharn, Blyth and Londes- boro, who took along eight carloads of stock and what is comprised in set- tlers' effects. These went through over the G. T. R. and the lines which are helping it fight the C. P. R, The Manitoba passengers had the use of what was once a fine Pullman and is even yet a great improvement over the ordinary passenger eine The Westward -Bounds were a hearty, healthy lot, and, barring the sadness entailed by the severance of old ties, were in good spirits and looking for- ward to n still brighter future in the preirie land, Ontario St. Methodist Church Organ Recital. The weather was very winch against a large attendance at the organ recital in the Ontario St. Methodist church last Friday evening, but the seating capacity was pretty well taken np, nevertheless. The programme was as givers in last week's issue of THE NEWS - RECORD, except that Mr. Will. Har- land was not able to take part owing toa very severe cold. This necessitat- ed the dropping of both a huartette and a duett which were considered two of the best numbers on the pro- gramme. Madame Wall's solos, as usual, delighted the audience, and of Mr. R. Foster, too, the audience would have liked to have heard more. The choir never did better, while Prof. Featherstone showed the best points of the Scribner organ which judges of music pronounced a very superior in- strument. As leader of the choir,much of the responsibility for the recital devolved upon Mr. Ben. Gibbings and the success of the affair must have been especially gratifying to hint. Almost Unanimous for the By -Law. y, The vote on the Jay -Law Monday was to all intents and purposes unanimous, there being only ten in opposition out of a vote of 407. This was better than even the most sanguine expected and left scarcely anything to be desired. After the result was known many of the electors wended their way to Mr. Doherty's office and made the welkin ring with their cheers. Mr. Doherty made a short address expressing his satisfaction with the decision of the jury and stated that he would at once begin operations and in the shortest possible time have it bigger and bet- ter factory in operation. In the even- ing the 8. A. band turned out and. in musical terms stated that it, too, chucked over 457 to 10. The vote in wards was ns follows — PO1'. St,. James' Ward 121 St. John's Ward ... , 110 St. Andrew's Ward112 St.. George's Ward102 451 10 A gainst. 1 5 2 2 Little Locals. The NEWS -RECORD gives more read - matter than any other paper published in Huron. Mr. Beu Thomlinson, we regret to say, is growing weaker every day and very little hopes are held out for bran. His trouble is said. to be of a cancerous nature. The Epworth League of Raltenbur•y St. Methodist church was led Monday night by Mr. A. T. Cooper who took for his subject :—"What the Goderich District can do for Missions." S. Beatty had a mishap last week, a poorly -broken colt, a recent purchase from it Tuckersmith man, having taker[ offence at a pitch -holo battered the rig with its heels and started off for Gode- rich township. The vehicle suffered most. MEETING OF THE P. S, BOARD. The regular monthly meeting of the Public School Board was held Mon- day evening with an almost full at- tendance, those present being :—Dr. Agnew, chairman, W. G. Smith, W. S. Harland, J. C. Stephenson, John Gibbings, J. W. Irwin and Isaac Jack- son, together with John Cunningham, secretary. There was no business be- fore the Board except the passing of a couple of accounts, one foe the pay- ment of eighteen dollars to Miss Min- nie Cooper, who acted as substitute during teachers' illness and the second to liquidate a bill of $13.75 from Wal- ter Mair for 26t cords of wood. The reports of Inspector Robb and Prin- cipal Lough, which we hereunto annex, are of a gratifying nature. Mr. Robb is rather matter of fact than given to blarney so must have been pretty thoroughly satisfied that the school is doing good work when he sent in so flattering a report, It was pleasant reading for the Board and will be equally so for the'citizens as well as the Principal and his bright staff of lady teachers. PRINCIPAL'S REPORT. Our attendance for January was as follows :—Boys enrolled 245, girls 192, total 437, average 3031. The attend- ance for February was:—boys 239, girls 193, average 360, The attendance has been very irregular this term. Miss Minnie Cooper supplied thirteen days for teachers who were ill. As there is so touch mud around play -ground I moved one class over to the 'other building to -day, the little ones will be: safer there. The other class will be moved in a few days. I think it will be well to announce that all pupils beginning this spring should present themselves on the first of April. The teacher can then classify there better than if they come at intervals. The order is good in all departments and I think good work is being done, - Respectfully yours, W. R. Lough, Principal. INSPIICTOIt'B REPORT. Gentlemen,—I beg leave to report that I visited your school on Jan. 24th, 25th, 20th and 27th. I found every room clean, comfortable and the ven- tilation perfect. I know of no indre comfortable school. The out -buildings were also in a perfectly satisfactory condition. The state of discipline, order and management of every room in the school is very satisfactory and the progress seems to he excellent. The present staff of teachers is doing good and satisfactory work and de- serves the fall confidence of the Board of Trustees and the ratepayers of the town. I am, gentlemen, your obedient ser- vant, D. Robb. ERiN (.40 BRAGH. I'm going from thce Erin, I must leave thy shores to -day. But 1'11 not forget. theo Erin, for thee I'll ever pray 1'11 cross the proud Atlantic, but my heart will turn t0 theo E'en tho' I go to live 'neath Fair Canada's maple tree. l'Il miss thy fair-hair'd daughters, with their eyes of liquid bluo, And thy gallant dark.hair'd sons, with their Irish hearts so true ; And the "Sunburst" that waves o'er thy land 'twill bo to me a dream But I'll not forgot then Erin, tho' silent I may loom. In my garden in Fair Canada I'll plant Eng- land's rose, And Erin's charmd green Shamrock 'neath its scented heart repose; And the maple tree of Canada will throw o'er cacti a spell While music as of summer winds would near them always dwell. I'm going from then Erin, but Fair Canada to thee Has sent a son—a patriot—who lovas the maple tree ; Which •h er'c i o andfilled his hr s est 1 him ub h Od w true heart with love For Erin green Shamrock, St. Patrick's key to Heav'u abovo. ELOISE A. SKIMMINGS. Goderich, March -14111. Little Locals. 1t is Both Beck and the By -Law. The "Stock Exchange" has closed. An ad in Tire Niews•REcORD pays, Alex Sloman split 4e cords of wood in two hours one day last week. Mrs. Jas. Miller, Albert street, who has been very i11, is now improving. A. Elliott, Goderich township, ship- ped a carload of cattle to Toronto Th a rsday. Fair's saw mill started up Monday for the first time since the fly wheel Went to pieces, , Adam Mulholland, aged four -score and five years, voted for Either at the Holmesville poll. Rev. S. L. Smith, of Bayfield, took the service in St. Paul's last Wed- nesday evening. Charley Biggart was thrown from a colt he was riding Friday and con- siderably bruised about the head. Mrs. Watts will receive pupils, for instruction on violin, at her residence Rattenbury St. West. Terms moder- ate. • Tho road machine was p'ut to work on the streets Friday and followed by it gang of men who teamed away the winter's accumulation. Mr. T. Farqultar's many friends will regret to hoar that he is growing weaker, and very little hopes are en- tertained for his recovery. The Clinton Young Peoples Local Union Meeting to be held in Willis Chutch, April llth, will bo specially interesting. An address oil "What Constitutes a well kept Sabbath" will he given by a representative from Londesboro E. L. of C. E., another:en "Systematio Giving" by a represents tive from Turner's E. L. of C. E,, also the address of Amos R, Wells, of Bos- ton, on "The Tenth Legion." Alma. illohnesviile. Mr. John hick, of Belleville, visited his brother William. Mrs. H. Elford is visiting her daught- er, Mr's. A. K. Birks, Stratford. Mr's. Leach paid a short visit to friends in Belgrave and other points. • Miss A. Stanley returned home on Saturday after spending a short time with ft'iends in Mullett. Miss J. Sneyde, of Brantford, is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. Holmes. Mrs. W. Pickard is in Wingham at- tending the wedding of her friend, Miss S. Green, Mr. T. R. Courtice and Miss Mcllveen of Nile, spent Sunday with friends the neighborhood. Court Selwood had a visi Bros. J.. Smith and Horsley, . en Bro. Smith gave a very interesting re- port of the doings of the High Court. We think Clinton does well in appoint- ing Bro. Smith as delegate and he will always be welcomed to this Court. Mr. John Trewarthea has bought the farm of Mr. S. Ferris for the sum of $3400. We believe Mr. Ferris in- tends going West. The washout on Sunday did consid- erable damage to the roads. It wash- ed away and damaged a number of bridges. Quite a number attended the con- vention on Tuesday in Clinton. West Tusk ersntith. Mr. Iddo Crich is moving into his new home recently vacated ley his brother Whit, Mr. John McKenzie, of the London Road, sold his chattels on Wednesday last. Mr. John Ritbb shipped his export cattle to the Old Land on Thursday from Seaforth station. Rev. Mr, Findlay is expected back to his charge for Sunday next. Ira W. Johns will address the E. L. on Sunday next. ' A number of our young people took in the convention in Clinton. Mr. Whitfield Crich is now domicil- ed on the Fowler farm recently pnr- chased by him. Mr. James Watters has put in a new slate blackboard and enlarged the platform in school No. 4. Mr. Ed. Plewes left on Monday last for Moosernin, ASSa., where he will make his future home. Ned will be missed by his many friends here. Success Ned. Mr. Sams. Noble, of the Huron Road, left on Tuesday for Manitoba via. Chicago. Miss Nettie Crich, of Grey, spent Snndify under the parental roof. Mies F. Annis, the popular teacher of No. 0, spent Sunday lIt her home in ,titchell. Mr. Leslie Townsend returned to his home at Park River, Dakota, on Tues- day last after a three months' sojourn here. Miss Mary Turner, of Clinton, is the guest of her brother, Councillor Geo. Turner. Mr. James Young, of Clinton, very acceptably occupied the pulpit of Turner's church on Sunday. Mrs. W. C. Laundshorough gave a splendid address to the League hore eta Sunday evening. Mrs. W. G. Piewes took the meeting last Sunday evening. Mr. Herbert Crich accidentally slipped off his straw' stack one day last week inflicting at nasty cat on tate forehead. A load of our young people dt'oVe down to Mr. Abner Comma' in Eg- uulfldville and partook of his hespttit- lity on Tuesdny evening last. A pleasant time is repoeted. On Wednesday afternoon of last week, about fifteen of the friends and neighbors of Mr. Henry Little gather- ed in the woods with their saws and before evening haus come they had sawn about 30 cords of wood and if they had had larger timber they would have made as much larger showing. Miss Mollie Cooper is visiting in Clinton and Chris. Cooper holidaying at home. Mr. Wilfrid Fowler has returned home frotn Toronto where ho has been attending the veterinary college. We are yea sorry that owing to ill health he was unable to remain for his exams. for had he been able to write we feel quite stare he 'Srnild have rereived a medal, for during his career there, he never came below 100% on his exams. Huron boys always lead. Quite a number from hero attended the District convention of the I+:. L. in Clinton on Friday, Rev. Mr. Finley will be home to take charge of this circuit again this week. Mr. Jos. Irwin had a sale on Thurs- day ; ho intends going ro Michigan shortly. Mr, and Mrs. Iddo Oriel have got battled in their home In Tuekerstnith. We Wish them a prosperous life.